Super Simple Highlighter

Make permanent, private highlights on any web page.

Super Simple Highlighter - Private, Permanent Web Highlighter

Super Simple Highlighter is a unique Chrome extension empowering users to create enduring, private highlights on any web page. It provides several built-in styles like basic colors, redaction, blurs and others. The application allows highlights creation through the mouse or keyboard shortcuts. A popup dialog lets you navigate through a page's highlights, while summarizing them for print or save. This process is entirely private, with no data leaving your browser. Note: This extension does not sync across devices and highlights may not always be successfully restored.
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Extension stats

Users: 300,000+
Version: 2024.10.26 (Last updated: 2024-10-24)
Creation date: 2019-07-19
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tts
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • activeTab
Size: 356.35K

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Extension summary

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This extension lets you make highlights on any web page, and subsequently attempts to restore those highlights when you revisit the page.

This process is completely private. The location and contents of your highlights never leave your browser.

A variety of highlight styles are available, with built-in styles including basic colors, redaction, blurs etc. Highlights can be made via the mouse or a keyboard shortcut.

The highlights on a single page can be navigated to from a single popup dialog, and a summary of the page's highlights are also available to view, print, or save.

NOTE:

  • The extension does NOT sync across your devices.
  • There are many factors that may cause highlights not to be successfully restored on subsequent visits.

For more details, see the help page.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well for most pages
  • User customization options
  • Useful for research and studying
  • Simple to use once set up
Cons
  • Issues with shortcuts in Google Docs
  • Inconsistent performance across different sites
  • Does not work well with PDFs
  • Recent updates may have affected functionality
Most mentioned
  • Highlighting features
  • Incompatibility with certain sites or applications
  • Wish for improved functionality or added features
User reviews
Works great for me! Super useful when researching for homework.
by Olive Dargis, 2024-12-11

Good extension, but I can't continue using it as when it's enabled, I cannot use the Command + Z shortcut in Google Docs.
by Sushant Kamble, 2024-11-16

Is there any way to make this work with chatGPT conversations? It would be so helpful to be able to highlight different passages.
by Sean Wilkinson, 2024-11-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Super Simple Highlighter does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Super Simple Highlighter has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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